Funds raised for the foundation provide vital to support the local performing arts industry and community by funding local arts companies and activities.

Ulumbarra Foundation board chair Carolyn Stanford said the end-of-financial-year push to its fundraising target would become an annual campaign.

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"It is an opportunity for the community to donate before the end of the financial year and claim a tax deduction," she said. "We have campaigned in past but last year it was a difficult time for the arts come and connecting with donors.

"We are hoping to re-establish that contact. We are still there and supporting artists, producers, venues and audience. We just need the money to do so."

Ms Stanford said part of the target had been reached thanks to generous donations from Monsignor Frank Marriott, Dawn Colbourne OAM, Gail Bragg and John Watson.

"We have received some good donations and are now trying to give the campaign that last kick along before the end of the financial year," she said. "It would be nice to reach our target."

Ms Stanford said a lot of strain had been put on the arts and entertainment community as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

"(People) had work and livelihood taken away," she said. "There was some great work done online but you can't (beat being) live.

"The creative community have been getting even more creative with the challenges they had and more credit to them."

Funds raised by the Ulumbarra Foundation support mentoring programs, theatre projects and education efforts.

"There are so many ways to experience the arts," Ms Stanford said. "One of the things we fund is an education officer who works with school children to engage with them touring theatre companies.

"Other good things include our mentoring program, which we only recently started, and our Power Up Grants for local (theatre) organisations that come to us with idea of something they want to stage. Those $5000 grants are a big boost for small, local organisations.

"One of really heartwarming things we do is bring children and schools, that otherwise might not be able to be there, into the theatre. Some children never been in a theatre like (Ulumbarra) before and seen a live performance. The spark of inspiration they get is amazing."

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